-When you realize the true evil of sugar alcohols and the potential embarrassment of "carb farts"

- When your six year old son politely announces to a server that you can't have that bread or look at the offered dessert tray because you're "on a healthy low carb diet."

- When you find yourself making recommendations for types of produce, meats or nutritional shakes as you peer at another nearby indecisive shopper- and then singing the praises of Dr. Atkins

- When strangers do not believe you are actually you when you show them your driver's license to identify yourself or your age